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Privacy-centric messaging app Signal has a message backup option.
The free tier stores up to 45 days of messages.
You can pay $1.99 a month if you want to store more than 45 days.
Signal is offering its first-ever backup option.
In a post Monday, the security-focused messaging app company announced a new feature that lets you back up your messages for free.
In the past, Signal explained, if you lost your phone, your Signal history was lost too. If you have important conversations like photos, messages from friends, it's easy to see how that can be frustrating.
That's why Signal is giving you a way to get those messages back.
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